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  1. Stinnett21

    My boat won't get up on plane with 2 people on board.

    Tabs will help, down propping will help, but the real fix is a larger outboard. According to what I could find on the web you only have 1/2 the maximum recommended horsepower.
  2. Stinnett21

    Water splashing over transom

    Please report back on your outcome.
  3. Stinnett21

    Automatic bilge pump

    What about epoxy?
  4. Stinnett21

    New Tires

    With autos you're told to inflate to what the auto maker says (i.e. placard on door) rather than maximum inflation on side of the tire. Is this the same with trailers? My trailer placard says 50 lbs. my trailer tires say maximum inflation is 65 lbs.
  5. Stinnett21

    Jacking Trailer

    Is this a tubular steel trailer, c-channel? What do you have? If you truly jacked just one side I do not see how its physically possible the other side came up with it.
  6. Stinnett21

    Jacking Trailer

    Mine are torsion axles but I used to have leaf springs and did it the same way for years with no ill effects.
  7. Stinnett21

    Alpha2 Gen2 sterndrive gimble housing

    Gotta admit I'm lost on this one. Do you mean the hole (at least the bottom one) lets water escape if the bellows is leaking? So if water is allowed to escape via this hole it would be viewable from inside the boat? Am I on the right track? The round hole above is only to vent?
  8. Stinnett21

    2016 H190 Aluminum to SS Prop question.

    I boat on a deep inland reservoir where bottom strikes are almost non-existent. Strikes with floating debris, however, is very common sometimes big stuff. I've always had a steel prop and it has remained unharmed throughout this for many seasons. This is the main reason I run steel. I don't...
  9. Stinnett21

    Jacking Trailer

    I jack the axles. I put the bottle jack just far enough from the wheel to get the jack stand in between. Drop it onto jack stands as close to the tire as I can and still be able to spin the tire. This is the way it has sat for 18 winters.
  10. Stinnett21

    2016 H190 Aluminum to SS Prop question.

    Please report back once you get a hold of things. I'm considering another re-prop and would be interested to know.
  11. Stinnett21

    2016 H190 Aluminum to SS Prop question.

    2.5 weeks is no issue. Was wondering if it could be bad unstabilized gas if it had sat for long period. Your 21" may not be that far off then. I dropped from 21 to 19 a few years ago and made a big improvement. Wondered why I hadn't done it years prior.
  12. Stinnett21

    2016 H190 Aluminum to SS Prop question.

    21" is probably a bit steep for your setup but I wouldn't expect it to account for 600-800 rpm lapse. You say the hole shot got better after the first time. This raises a flag. How long did it sit without being run? Was your wife using trim?
  13. Stinnett21

    Best prop

    That horizontal plane right above your prop, as a rule of thumb, should be even with the bottom of your boat. Hard to tell exactly but yours appears to be well below that. You may actually have a long shaft motor on a short shaft transom. If this is true it has a negative affect on performance.
  14. Stinnett21

    03 Stingray 180LX possible fuel tank leak

    In mine the front floor panel had to be removed.
  15. Stinnett21

    03 Stingray 180LX possible fuel tank leak

    Is there not an access port to where the fuel sender is located? The gasket around the fitting is a common source of leak. Here's mine.
  16. Stinnett21

    Tiara 3300 props

    Generally speaking this forum is a smaller boat forum than your Tiara. I recommend posting on The Hull Truth forum.
  17. Stinnett21

    Hull form versus engine power and torque In maintaining a boat on plain

    Good idea to have more than one prop. Go with low pitch on heavy load water sports days and switch to higher pitch on lighter load cruising days. When you have all the tools at hand to remove/install can be done in 5 minutes.
  18. Stinnett21

    Towable recommendation

    Try it first without the ball thing. The ski tow eye on your Bryant may be high enough out of the water you don't need it.
  19. Stinnett21

    Towable recommendation

    Don't overbuy. Those things can be tough to handle and deal with if too large. Hard to store, hard to lift, longer to inflate. Only buy to the minimum of what you need imo. The flat "tubes" are fun while on anchor in addition to while being towed. Looking back I think the kids enjoyed the...
  20. Stinnett21

    Hull form versus engine power and torque In maintaining a boat on plain

    A 16' with a V4 probably two batteries in the back and gas tank positioned toward the back and with only about 14 feet of planing surface in the water is a difficult set up to keep on plane at slow speeds. Trim tabs would help greatly. But then you run into interference with boarding ladders...
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